Meethotamulle Garbage Dump Collapse have received New houses
with Rs.250,000 in cash to purchase house hold equipment at a function held under the patronage of President Maithripala Sirisena in Ministry Of Disaster Management yesterday (25).

Earlier 30 familes have received newly built houses from the Government with Rs,250,000 in cash.

Government had spent Rs.392 million to built 98 new houses provided for the Meethotamulle victims.

Altogether 98 houses had completely destroyed due to the Meethotamulle Garbage Dump Collapse on 14th of April.

requested the authorities to submit a report to him on the Government Officials went workshops and inspection tours on Waste Management in abroad during last five years.

It has been revealed that although Government officials went abroad during past few years for workshops /Seminars and inspection tours on waste management non will share the knowledge they have gained on waste management with the authorities or submit a detailed report on the tour.

President has made these instructions during a meeting held on Waste Management in Colombo And Suburbs at Presidents office in Colombo today (25)

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Meethotamulle Garbage Dump Collapse are scheduled to be received 25 houses built with a space of 300 square feet each in Paddy marketing Board store, Meethotamulle by this friday (28) according to the Sri Lanka Army.

A house will comprising of required facilities including a Bed,Table,A cupboard and two fans .

The construction work of the 25 houses are scheduled to be concluded today (25).

Meanwhile rescue operations in Meethotamulle Garbage Dump area still continues it has been reported.

A Motorcyclist was killed and another person was injured and hospitalized after a Motorcycle colliding with a Tipper Truck transporting sand near the Sama Bridge on Polonnaruwa-Manampitiya Bridge this morning(25).

President Maithripala Sirisena has instructed the authorities this morning(25) to pay the Rs.50,000 payment scheduled to pay monthly for a three month period for the persons displaced due to the Meethotamulle Garbage Dump Collapse ,at once.

The Monthly payment is due to pay for the displaced persons to get temporary shelters.

President has made this instructions during a meeting held under the patronage of him on formalizing waste management in Colombo and suburbs.

Recycling around the world varies drastically by country. Sadly,
the United States doesn’t measure up to the world’s top recycling
nations … not by a long shot.

To encourage recycling, many states
in the US have put 5-10 cent deposits on bottles or drink
containers, and there are cities in the United States that recycle by
requirement. However the country still has a very, very long way to
go; only 32.5% of the total
waste in the United States is recycled! This a very low number
considering the large population. Perhaps the US could learn from the
following countries who take recycling very seriously — so
seriously that one has actually run out of garbage!

In honor of America
Recycles Day, which falls on November 15th, click through
for some super cool recycling ideas that have been put into practice
by countries around the world. They are very inspiring to say the
least!

What are
the top recycling
countries in the world? And, what traits do those successful
recycling locations possess? Austria sits with the
highest recycling rate out of any country in the world: 63
percent of all wasteis
diverted from landfills. As recycling programs have evolved,
Austria’s overall performance in terms of municipal solid waste
recycling has been stable and at a very high level for the past
decade, according to the European Environment Agency (EEA).“Austria has a long tradition
of diverting waste from landfills and has a long-established
recycling system. Most of the MSW (municipal solid waste) generated
in the country is either recycled or incinerated,” as published in
the Municipal Waste Management Report released by the EEA.

Furthermore, according to the Austrian
constitution, the municipal waste management responsibilities are
divided between the federal and the provincial governments. In
addition to a handful of federal waste ordinances, a pivotal leg of
the waste legislation is the 2002 Act on waste management, which
established the bar for the country’s waste management practices.

Germany - The country isn’t
too far behind Austria. Germany sends 62 percent of its waste through
the close-loop process, keeping it from landfills.

Taiwan-keeping pace, hitting the top
margin with a 60 percent success rate of recycling.

However, in
an alternative approach, the recycling effort of the Zaballeen
people in Cairo, Egypt,
reflects even greater success than the aforementioned locations. With
a metropolitan comprised of 60,000 people, you may be surprised to
discover that the word Zaballeen
is Arabic for “garbage
people.”As told in the 2010
documentary, Garbage
Dreams, recyclers
collect the urban waste and gather income from reusing, sorting, and
reselling the articles they collect. The system has no established
official or contemporary recycling facilities or sanitation services,
yet, 80 percent of everything that is gathered is recycled.
“The Zaballeen have created
the world’s most effective resource recovery system…they are
actually saving our Earth. From out of the trash, they lifted
themselves out of poverty and have a solution to the world’s most
pressing crisis,” said Garbage
Dreams Director and
Producer Mai Iskander, as
reported byTom White
for the International Documentary Association.Likewise setting the recycling
bar high—though, comparatively, with an established
industry—

In 2014, the country recycled 98.4
percent of consumable packaging—and has been the number one
recycler of consumer packaging in the world since 2001. In 2014, that
high percentage equated to 289,500 tons of aluminum beverage cans out
of 294,200 tons that were available in the market.

The country’s effort was linked to
the economy—which was in recession—and the high cost of energy.
Aluminum recycling requires less energy than producing new aluminum,
so the cost-effective model created a natural incentive for the
community.

Following Austria, Germany and
Taiwan on Planet
Aid’s list: another top recycling country is Singapore,
sending 59 percent of its trash to be reused and recycled. Next up:
South Korea recycles
49 percent of tossed goods. The United Kingdom hits
the 39 percent mark with that percentage going into recycling.
Lastly, closing out our top ten are Italy – recycling
36 percent of its trash – and France following
closely behind with 35 percent.

The aforementioned locations are the
top ten recycling countries in the world for varying reasons with
their own unique approaches to the processes. As it seems, in order
to implement a high success rate for a nationwide recycling program,
the community requires one or all of these qualities: organization—be
it through legislation, industry, or entrepreneurs—incentive: a
personal motive or financial necessity, and cultural habit-building
practices.

Some Unknown Facts On Garbage Recycling

1. Sweden: Turn Garbage into Energy

Known for their passion for recycling, Sweden goes one step
further than anyone else, powering
a quarter of a million homes with burnt up waste. The city’s
garbage is used to create heat and electricity, but they’ve
recently found themselves in a bit of a pickle: they’ve run out of
garbage! Thankfully Norway has come to the rescue and is not only
paying Sweden to take their garbage, but is importing it over for
their use. Genius!

2. Italy: Charge for Waste

Rome has become quite strict regarding the whole recycling issue:
if you don’t separate your recycling from your waste and you have a
recycling bin within 500 meters from your front door, you
can be fined up to 619 Euros ($833 US dollars)!

3. Switzerland: Landfilling Ban

Switzerland’s recycling rate is one of the highest in the world
— and for good reason. The country charges for
their disposal of junk; you must use an official (expensive) grey
refuse bag to dispose of your garbage. Prices for the bags range from
$1.64 to $9.60 USD each, depending on the size. Because of this,
the Swiss are very diligent with their recycling. Switzerland
has also introduced a landfilling
ban, demanding that all non-recycled combustible waste be
incinerated.

4. Canada: Reuse the Old

Canada, where I live, has the standard box collection system for
recycling. In Ontario, Manitoba, Quebec, Saskatchewan, and British
Columbia, we have blue bins and blue boxes. Blue bags are used in St.
John’s, Newfoundland, and Labrador. One of the most interesting
ways Canada recycles materials is how they treat their tires: tires
are re-used in playgrounds and mixed with asphalt for road
resurfacing.Vancouver has
just launched a pilot program to recycle cigarette butts … yes,
you read that correctly! These recycling bins will be posted around
the city and once collected, they will be recycled into different
products including plastic pallets. This is a huge deal, as
cigarettes are one of the most
littered items in the world.

5. Germany: Render Fat For Products

Germany is very
diligent with their bin system. In fact, they even have a
separate recycling bin for dead animals. How does one recycle an
animal? Dead dogs, deer, or other creatures that are found on the
side of the road or die from other causes are taken to nearby
facilities and are then rendered down for their fat. The fat is then
used for lip balms and other products.The country is yet another that charges for garbage disposal. The
cost of emptying a 60-liter bin will run you at $8.87 USD. That
definitely adds up, and the larger your bin, the higher the cost, but
recycling is always free.

6. Japan: Appliance Disposal Fees

Japan has had their own Home
Appliance Law that’s been in effect for over 10 years now. It
places the responsibility of recycling on everyone from the consumers
to the manufacturers. If you need to get rid of a large appliance,
you are required to pay a recycling fee and purchase a ticket. The
fees depend on the appliance, brand, and size of the unit. The cost
of recycling a small television, for example, would run you about
$19.30 USD, while a refrigerator is a higher fee at $32.16.Facilities such as the Panasonic Eco Technology Centre then shred
the appliances into small bits for recycling. You can even watch the
process if you choose to!

7. Belgium: Innovative Technologies

Belgium has a recycling
rate of 91% when it comes to scrap cars, thanks to their
state-of-the-art post shredder technologies and their goal is to hit
the 95% mark by 2015! Once a car is recycled, shredder waste is what
remains and that in itself is a difficult material to recycle as it’s
a mix of all kinds of different materials. Post shredder technology
makes it possible to recover useful raw materials from the shredder
waste by using mechanical separation techniques.